These nachos are quickly becoming a family favorite! There are countless ways to make/top the sweet potatoes to make your perfect nachos.

First the Sweet Potato Chips.

For 5 of us, I use 2 – 3 sweet potatoes, depending on size.

I use the mandolin to cut mine really thin. Then melt about 1/4 cup coconut oil. This will depend on the amount of sweet potatoes you are doing! Put the cut up slices in a big baggie or bowl and poured the oil over them along with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Then tossed it all together so they were coated. Line them up on parchment paper covered cookie sheets.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes.

The Toppings are endless!
I like to do ground beef and bacon with Taco seasoning, a little lettuce, tomatoes and topped with a guac!

If you consume black beans, those would be great! My boys add black beans to theirs!

I am back! Sorry for the lack of posts over the past several months. I spent time focusing on my health (healing and living with Hashimotos) and raising my family! But I am back and excited to share some great recipes with you! Just bare with me as I get back into the habit of blogging!

Today let me share with you my recipe for Bone Broth.

I know, I am not the first to blog about bone broth. It has been in the news the past several weeks, even months from celebrities coming out that they consume it to the walk up shop in New York that only sells broth! It has been all the rave!

I started making my own {mineral rich} bone broth which is not the same as my stock in December and have been drinking it ever since. I drink a small amount, 3 times a day and am working on internal healing, which I feel the broth has begun to help! A friend gave me a connection with a local farmer to purchase Chicken Feet {I know, may be gross to some!} but chicken feet help the broth gel.

Check out Wellness Mamas post on bone broth, here, for benefits and uses!

1. Place chicken carcasses {and feet!} into a crockpot. Add enough water to cover the bones and the apple cider vinegar. Add the vegetables, garlic, salt and bay leaves to the pot.
2. Cover and set on high and stir once or twice in the first few hours, and then turn crockpot down to low and stir at least a couple of times over the next 12-24 hours.
3. Strain all the ingredients by pouring bone broth from one pot to another through a colander or strainer. Let cool for 20 minutes before transferring into ice cube trays or into a mason jar for storage.

I add about 1/2-3/4 cup of broth into my mug. Sometimes it is necessary to add more salt before consuming. I try to not over salt while making the broth, since salt can always be added :)

Monday – Sweet Potato pizzas
Tuesday – Steak, green beans and I am thinking about trying Plantain Mash
Wednesday – Tilapia wrapped in bacon and Brussels
Thursday – Taco night
Friday – Sunday – Hubby and I will be out of town. So we will just have to see! :)

Last week, my family and I enjoyed Spinach Lasagna. Usually, I make the lasagna with zucchini or with eggplant but this time I used Against All Grains tortillas. Which I am obsessed with!!! The Ingredients:

1 batch of tortillas from Against All Grains.
1lb ground beef
1 jar of tomato sauce
Italian seasonings (I used garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, thyme, basil)
Raw Spinach (use as much or as little as you want)
If you can handle dairy use raw cheese or ricatta cheese

The Directions:

1 – Make the tortillas

2 – Make the meat sauce.

Brown meat. You can add onion and garlic, if you choose. I was just out this time! After the meat is browned, strain and add seasonings and sauce.

3 – Build that lasagna.

In a glass 9X13 dish, add a TBSP of sauce and spread around. Lay down your first row of tortillas. (I kept my in the circle shape but feel free to cut into more of a noodle shape!). Row 2 – add some meat sauce. Row 3 – add a layer of raw Spinach. If you are adding dairy, not necessary but if you are, that would be row 4. Sprinkle a little cheese or ricotta. Repeat until you are all out of tortillas. I had three full rows and topped my lasagna with very little raw cheese.